LET'S SEND THINGS OVER TO YOU, BAWNG A. COMMUTERS ARE GETTING READY TO FEEL SERIOUS RELIEF. IT IS COMING A LITTLE BIT AHEAD OF SCHEDULE AS WELL. THAT'S THE WAY TO START THE WEEK. THE "EYEOPENER"'S KIMBERLY BOOKMAN LIVE OUTSIDE THE CALLAHAN TUNNEL WITH THE BIG CHANGES. GOOD MORNING TO BOTH OF YOU. VERY EXCITING OUT HERE AT THE CALLAHAN TUNNEL. WE'RE AT ABOUT 4:45 THIS MORNING. WELL, THE ROAD OPENED. AND THE FIRST CARS THROUGH, TWO CABS. WORKING INTO THE EARLY HOURS OF THE MORNING, CREWS ARE GETTING THE CALLAHAN TUNNEL READY FOR THIS MORNING'S COMMUTE TWO DAYS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT EASIER FOR US TO GO TO LOGAN. IT'S GOING TO BE MUCH BETTER. THE 52-YEAR-OLD TUNNEL CLOSED SHORTLY AFTER CHRISTMAS FOR A MULTIMILLION DOLLAR RENOVATION PROJECT. THE FLOOR HAD BADLY DETERIORATED AND AFTER A WALL PANEL FELL IN 2012 MANY MORE WERE DISCOVERED TO BE DEFECT I HAVE. BECAUSE THE MAIN THRUWAY TO EAST BOSTON AND LOGAN CARRIES 30,000 CARS A DAY MANY DRIVERS AND AREA BUSINESSES WERE CONCERNED A THREE-MONTH CLOSURE WOULD HURT. THE CLOSURE WAS THE KEY BECAUSE BY CLOSING THE TUNNEL WE WERE ABLE TO ESSENTIALLY WORK AROUND THE CLOCK. NOW THE CALLAHAN CAN OPEN BEFORE DEADLINE AND CONTRACTORS GET A BONUS FOR WORK COMPLETED EARLY. DRIVERS WILL SEE NEW CURBING AND NEW PAVEMENT BUT NOT EVERYTHING IS 100% DONE. WE'LL BE IN THE TUNNEL ON NIGHTS AND ON WEEKENDS CONTINUING TO DO LIGHTS AND PANEL RESTORATION. SO AGAIN DRIVERS OUT HERE WILL LIKELY SEE SOME ROUGH WALLS AND SOME EQUIPMENT BECAUSE NOT ALL OF THE WORK IS COMPLETELY DONE BUT AS YOU CAN SEE OVER MY SHOULDER HERE THE TRAFFIC IS MOVING VERY, VERY WELL. NO PROBLEMS OUT HERE YET.